Biography
Dr. Shafique Ahmad is a senior specialist in migration management, resettlement planning, and social safeguards, with over 15 years of field and research experience in large-scale development and infrastructure projects. He currently serves as Senior Migration Management Specialist at National Development Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., where he leads multidisciplinary teams in implementing World Bank–funded resettlement programs, managing in-migrant workers, ensuring compliance with international safeguard standards, and conducting socio-economic impact assessments. Dr. Ahmad holds a PhD in Resettlement Science and Management from Hohai University, China, and advanced degrees in Agricultural Economics (BSc, MSc) and Sociology (MA) from institutions in Pakistan. His academic interests lie in involuntary displacement, land acquisition, livelihood restoration, and community engagement within the framework of sustainable development. He has authored peer-reviewed research published in SCI and SSCI-indexed journals, contributing to the global literature on development-induced displacement, social impact analysis, and project monitoring and evaluation. His professional background combines rigorous academic inquiry with practical implementation expertise, making him well-suited for manuscript reviewing in the areas of migration studies, development planning, social policy, and resettlement science.
Research Fields
Current Institution
School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Sep, 2014 - Current
Social & Resettlement, National Development Consultant, Lahore, Pakistan
Education Qualification
Sep, 2017 - Jun, 2025 |Doctorate
School of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Jan, 2011 - Dec, 2013 |Master
Agricultural Economics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sep, 2008 - Sep, 2010 |Master
Sociology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
Jan, 2007 - Dec, 2010 |Bachelor
Agriculture Economics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Previous Work Experience
Apr, 2022 -
Social & Resettlement, Dasu Hydropower Project, Dasu, Pakistan
Jun, 2019 - Mar, 2022
M&E, Dasu Hydropower Project, Dasu, Pakistan
Sep, 2018 - |Research Associate
National Research Center for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Journal Roles
Publications (4)
Honors and Awards
Doctoral Research Fundings
Awarded Sep, 2017
Awarded by Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Funding
Resettlement delays in the Dasu Hydropower Project
Grant Number: 21&ZD183
National Foundation of Social Science of China (Nanjing, China)
Sep, 2019 - Nov, 2022
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